Tues., December 12, 2017 - Packer Day
Slaughter steers & heifers sold mostly 1.00 lowewr compared to last week. Today's top was 122.25. Another big run of cull cows and bulls saw prices remain earish as the large runs continue. A lot of poorer yielding cows today saw prices in the range of 38.00 to 46.00 with higher yieldersw in the lower to mid 50's!| Slaughter Steers | 158 head | ||
| Choice 2-4 | 17.50-120.50 | ||
| High Yielding | 121.00-121.75 | ||
| Low Yielding | 115.75-117.25 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 115.00-117.25 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 115.00/down | ||
| Several heavy choice 1605-1785# | 107.00-118.00 | ||
| Slaughter Heifers | 81 head | ||
| Choice 2-4 | 117.50-120.00 | ||
| High Yielding | 121.25-122.25 | ||
| Low Yielding | 113.00-117.00 | ||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 114.00-116.25 | ||
| Select 1-2 | 113.00/down | ||
| Holstein steers | |||
| Choice | 84.50-91.00 | ||
| Select & Choice | - | ||
| Select | 72.50-83.00 | ||
| Slaughter Cows -178 head | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| Premium Whites | 58.50-67.50 | ||
| Breakers-1300-1800# | 55.50-58.00 | 53.00-54.50 | 49.50/down |
| Boners 1200-1600# | 43.00-48.00 | 49.00-53.00 | 48.50/down |
| Lean - 1000-1400# | 47.00-49.50 | 42.00-46.50 | 41.50/down |
| Fancy | Good | Rest | |
| Young cows returning to farm for more feed |
90.00-104.00 | 65.00-80.00 | 63.50/down |
| Slaughter Bulls - | High yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield |
| 33 head | 72.00-76.00 | 65.00-69.00 | 64.00/down |
The below market report is reflective of the majority of classes and
grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances
where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and
therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are
reported on a per cwt. basis, unless otherwise noted